MDCT for suspected pulmonary embolism: Multi-institutional survey of 16-MDCT data acquisition protocols

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 243-249

  Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Naidich, David ^b   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Multidetector row; Pulmonary embolism; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE;

CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846814922     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-006-0547-z     Document Type: Article

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